Awards for All Scotland is a partnership between the Big Lottery Fund Scotland, sportscotland and Creative Scotland who all contribute into the overall budget. The fund is an easy way for smaller organisations to get small amounts of funding. It is focussed on organisations who have not received a grant from the programme in the […]

Employing a mix of practical exercises and critical reflection, this introductory weekend course provides an overview of fundamental techniques for recording and editing voice, location and foley sounds for film and art installations using industry standard software and popular, high quality microphones and portable recording devices including recording direct to camera. Topics include properties of […]

The Seventeen commissions aim to nurture and invest in local artistic talent, and promote high quality artistic activity to a wider local, national and international audience. Criteria The Seventeen commissions are open to emerging or established individual artists, organisation(s) or partnership of artists across any art-form living in the region. This can be artists from […]

For those who were unable to join us at our ‘Festival of Making Music’ in Perthshire last October, we are delighted to be able to offer this opportunity to join award-winning educator Professor Richard Michael BEM for a day of creative music-making in Inverness. Supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland, the Highlands ‘Day […]

With Creative Europe reaching its mid-point in 2017, the European Commission has launched an open consultation as part of the mid-term evaluation of the programme. The evaluation helps adjust priorities for the remaining years of the current programme but more importantly, it also helps define priorities for its successor, post 2020. Covering the programme’s three […]

A total of £364,000 is available between April 2017 and March 2019, through the new capacity grants scheme, available through four different types of fund. £182,000 will be available in year one (April 2017 to March 2018): EXCEL FUND This fund aims to support individuals or groups to develop skills, or take part at national […]

Help Musicians have marvelous opportunities and information for musicians. Click on the links below to apply for funding. Deadlines are in brackets. Help Musicians UK Emerging Artist Fund Round 2 (31 March) Katherine McGillivray’s Get A Life Fund (24 March) Agar Trust (26 March) PRS for Music Foundation Open Fund (8 May) PRS for Music […]

Are you passionate about the media? Are you enthusiastic, creative, hardworking and eager to get started in the exciting career you’ve always wanted? Then BBC Scotland want to hear from you! The BBC Scotland Apprenticeship scheme is a fantastic opportunity to kick-start your career in the media industry. BBC Scotland Apprenticeship From September, BBC Scotland […]

The first Scottish Awards for New Music happened on the 8th March 2017 in Drygate Brewery, Glasgow. There were over a hundred and eighty nominations submitted by artists, audience members and the general public, reinforcing the depth and breadth of new music activity in Scotland. Nominations ranged from amateur musicians and emerging artists, to major […]